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28/12/2011

Two exhibitions

Agora Gallery, New York

The Odyssey Within: an Exhibition of Fine Art by Greek and Italian Artists

In The Odyssey Within, a remarkable group of Greek and Italian artists express themselves through their individual creative mediums. Touching and reflecting both personal journeys and events of public importance, these works contain aspects of vital truths accessible only through experience, and through the transformative power of art. Full of energy, power and passion, this is an exhibition you won’t want to miss.

Featured Artists
Vito Aroma | Fausto Arrighi | Fulvio Biancatelli | Perry Bianchini | Nietta d'Atena | Mara Fabbro | Veronica Ghio | Maurizio Giarnetti | Guglielmi Giovanni | Giovanna Grannò | Paola Guerra | Antonis Hambas | Maria Kavvou-Vlataki | Lisa Londi | Luciana Manelli | Ermeti Martina | Joshef Matè | Vito Matera | Ilde Maurizi | Monica Morganti | Armida "Pupa" Nardi | Palma Nasoni | Inna Orlik | Bruno Pozzi | Adolfo Pretorino | Luciano Primavera | Alessio Ranaldi | Floriana Rigo

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Carlo Proietto
Born of Fire: Carlo Proietto / a Solo Exhibition

Carlo Proietto’s contemporary creations in monochrome or slightly alternating colors feature culturally loaded vignettes of a graphic and distinctly European pop sensibility. Wavering between complex, half-hidden symbolism and figuration, the artist invokes spiritual and indigenous iconography to develop a personal and inter-cultural visual language concerning pain, ritual, spectacle and the plight of modern man in contemporary society. Using classic pyrography – the burning of designs into wood or fabric with a heated tool or flame - Proietto’s carefully composed scenes feature stark graphics whose slight modulations in hue create a clean and equalizing effect within the visual plane. The author of two books on the subject, Proietto’s passion for fire contributes to his commitment to raise up pyrography from a minor to major art form.

Carlo Proietto was born in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy in May 1976 and currently lives in Foggia, Italy. He graduated from the Italian Academy of Fine Arts in 2002.

Artist Statement
My main interest is in pyrography, which has usually been seen as a relatively minor art form – but I wanted to show that it could hold its own with any major genre. I try to avoid being constrained by the rules and boundaries of traditional art forms – the important thing is not the materials you choose or the brushes you work with, but the passion that drives the process of creation. I want to convey that to all my viewers, that art can come from simplicity and that inspiration can come from anywhere. I grew up in an artistic family, and this message is something I have felt strongly from a very young age.

Image: Monica Morganti, Rodin's Red Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 24"

December 23 - January 12

Opening thursday December 29, 2011 6-8 PM

Agora Gallery
530 West 25th Street - Chelsea New York
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm
Admission free

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